Mulcair warns Europeans against CETA investor-state provisions

Though the official Opposition has yet to determine its final position on the Canada-EU trade agreement, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair appears to have painted them into a corner.

Mulcair told a French think tank on Sunday that the European Union shouldn’t support the deal if investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) continues to be included.

“We support trade agreements that reduce border tariffs and eliminate harmful obstacles to business,” Mulcair said in French prepared remarks, describing the party’s approach to trade as open and progressive.

That support, however, doesn’t extend to ISDS, which allows corporations to sue